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"I remember Mick Jagger asking me 'hey, how do you guys feel about us coming over here and taking all the play from you guys?' I said 'Well, in a way, you have eliminated all my competition."
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"If you are a winner by the judgements of few judges and not by your performance, you are not a real winner."
"Don't compete with your friends to win a date with few beautiful girls, but compete to win few beautiful goals."
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"If we want to be free [get liberated], don't compete. As long as there is competition, the other person will hide his faults and we will hide ours."
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"Everything they say about Elvis today is true. He was just one great guy. He wasn't jealous of anyone. I would say Elvis was really someone special when you add it all up."
"I did have a big following in the upper New York area. I was at the New York State Fair a few times over the years. I have areas that I say are my areas."
"Times were changing. Clothes were changing. Morals were changing. We went from romantic loves songs like I used to do to rock 'n roll. Now that has changed to rap. So, there's always a new generation with new music."
"The whole format of entertainment that I did seems to be fading away. The music business of today is completely different when you see the videos and the music."
"It's just different today. Nobody seems to last too long these days. I wouldn't know how to get started today."
"Sammy Davis, I backed him up. I used to study him every night. I saw how great performers worked and was able to incorporate a little bit from the best."
"Unfortunately, a lot of people are stupid. They take drugs. They get drunk and do all the wrong things in life. I just played it straight."
"As far as critics, I'm not a hip guy. I was never on drugs. Nobody ever felt sorry for me 'cause I went straight or found God. I always had God. I've always like, played by the rules."
"I played Big Band jazz music. I wasn't into rock and roll. I was just there because it was a living. I surprised everyone. I'm still surprising people."
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